I'm so confused!!!

I feed LO solids 2x a day (breakfast and dinner). I give her 4 oz and she eats it all. The only thing is sometimes her poop seems dry, so I give her watered down pear juice. I think her poop is dry because she needs more fluids to soften it. I breastfeed, but I don't think it's enough to soften. The only thing is I don't know how often I should be giving her juice. Any suggestions?

Depending on what LO eats, sometimes his poop is drier or harder than other days. Pedi told us NO juice until 8-10 months and as long as LO is pooping regularly the consistency doesn't really matter unless there is blood or mucus in it. If you are having constipation issues, pureed prunes worked the best for us. I just mixed about a tablespoonful into whatever else he was eating. He pooped within the hour and it was a doozy. We don't have those issues anymore now that he's been on solids for a while; we are now up to 3x a day and he's still getting 24-32oz of formula and BFs a little at night before bed.

Take all advice lightly. What stops up one baby may make another go and all docs are different. Trust your gut. My doc told me to give my lo 1tbsp of dark karo syrup in 2 oz of water when hers was so hard and a little bloody. Worked like a charm. I just try to mix 1/2 a constipater veggie with 1/2 a goer veggie or fruits to even things out.

Prunes preserved with sweeteners, additives, and sulphur-anything aren't good. If they're dried naturally, go for it (the ingredients will say "dried plums" and that's it). Just reconstitute them a little in some warm water and dump them in the blender.